Americanah
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She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her like herself. With him, she was at ease; her skin felt as though it was her right size.
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.”
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“We want to be loved,’ ” quotes Britt-Marie. “ ‘Failing that, admired; failing that, feared; failing that, hated and despised. At all costs we want to stir up some sort of feeling in others. The soul abhors a vacuum. At all costs it longs for contact.’ ”
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
“resurrection doesn’t mean escaping from the world; it means mission to the world based on Jesus’s lordship over the world.”
― Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
― Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
“Dying on your couch watching TV by yourself is a tragedy. Dying while doing something you love with every part of your body is magic.”
― Dear Edward
― Dear Edward
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